Directorate of Prisons Enterprises

The Directorate is responsible to the Commissioner General of Prisons for the effective and efficient management
of technical services and training of inmates in various vocational programmes within the prisons. The Directorate is
critical in providing life support skills and knowledge to enable prisoners to reintegrate easily in the community
upon release. The section comprises of farms, building, marketing and industry. Specific duties include:

1. Organization and overall superintendence of the prisons enterprises throughout the republic.

2. Accounting of both expenditure and revolving funds revenue collection and enforcement of targets set by the Commissioner General.

3. Vocational and general training of inmates on the various occupational trades selected for their rehabilitation,

4. Recommendations for appointment, promotion, training, transfers or leave of all members’ of the staff attached to the section.

5. Regular monitoring and evaluation of performance for all Prison industries
and Farms.

6. Trade test arrangements for inmates in liaison with the Directorate of Rehabilitation and Welfare and Ministry of Labour.

7. Procurement and maintenance of farms and industrial plants, machinery,
s tores, tools and control of payment documents in liaison with the
Administrative Secretary/Commissioner General of Prisons.

8. Marketing of products manufactured by the prison farms and
Industries, sales promotion, follow-ups of orders placed and
establishment of good relationship with customers.
9. Administering the processing and use of stones and ballast quarries.

10. Introduction and development of new industrial under takings, new
designs and promotion of high quality workmanship in all spheres of the
department ventures.

11. 11. Control and signing of all L.P.O’s requisitions and certifying of
payment vouchers related to purchases made by the section.

12. General arrangement for participation in all Agricultural Shows and Exhibitions.